Andrew Taylor made headlines when he decided to take up an all potato diet. Foregoing almost all other foods, his entire diet consists of the humble spud. 12 months on, we see how he’s going and if he plans to add any other foods after the year is up.

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0 – 2:06 minute mark - Luke and Susie introduction and commercial.

2:07 minute mark – Regular guest and author Michelle Gibbings, the pain of having no children, the struggle of not getting what we want and dealing with it. Changing your perception of life helps you be happy and see its beauty despite of not having all that we want.

7:47 minute mark – commercial.

8:16 minute mark – Guest The Spud Guy Andrew Taylor, his food addiction and how he lost 50 kilos in less than a year by just eating potatoes.

10:00 minute mark – Potatoes are carbs but are good when taken as whole food because they are unmodified plant food. Potato has everything from carbs, protein, small amount of fat to vitamins and minerals.

10:57 minute mark – 151.7 kilos down to 99.7 kilos!

11:38 minute mark – Mashed potatoes in 3 meals every day?

12:00 minute mark – Andrew’s body is only craving potato now!

13:00 minute mark – exercise, discipline and extra charge from restaurants for cooking his potatoes.

14:19 minute mark – The Potato Pancake Recipe!

15:20 minute mark – Recipe book? Did you know that there thousands of kinds of Potatoes?

16:50 minute mark – deep-fried in oil and the other ingredients are the culprit and not the potato!

17:47 minute mark – Potato diet can work for other people along with medical supervision.

18:45 minute mark – the media attention.

19:34 minute mark – Potatoes bad reputation debunked! Andrew decriminalizing potatoes!

22:27 minute mark – Closing part.

Sponsor's link:

Learn Radio: http://learnradioclub.com/go/learn-radio-com-au/

Guest's link/s:

Spudfit (Andrew Taylor): http://www.spudfit.com/

Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth are a two man band playing the big orchestral sounds of Mike Oldfield's 1973 album Tubular Bells live on stage. It's an energetic show that sees the guys playing with hands and feet simultaneously to re-create this iconic album. 

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0 – 1:41 minute mark - Luke and Susie introduction and commercial.

1:42 minute mark – Guest Australian musician and music-theatre producer Aidan Roberts.

3:00 minute mark – Tubular Bells history.

5:55 minute mark – Mike Oldfield’s 1973 album Tubular Bells stayed 280 weeks in the British Charts. Recreating the hit is iconic.

6:49 minute mark – The duo Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts.

8:30 minute mark – What do you mean by “a couple of liberties”?

9:28 minute mark – the only two guys playing a whole orchestra instruments on a live performance.

10:47 minute mark – Fitness Musicians!

11:40 minute mark – The duo performs on bare feet for the audience to see that they are really playing the instruments all by themselves!

15:12 minute mark – The biggest catastrophe on stage! Holland.

16:55 minute mark – Tubular bells are also known as orchestra chimes, a percussion instrument not many know of but because of Aiden and Daniel’s incredible way of playing it and creating music with it, the name tubular bells now resounds all over Australia and in the neighboring regions!

18:45 minute mark – Dramatic entrance and make a bit of jokes on stage when something goes wrong.

22:10 minute mark – show on Virgin Entertainment?

25:42 minute mark – commercial.

26:23 minute mark – a regular guest and author of “Play A Bigger game” Rowdy McLean talks about 2017’s new year resolutions and why often most people break it on the first two weeks or so.

First step to not breaking the resolution is to be more specific, give it more details so that you will be more determined on landing the plan!

32:49 minute mark – Closing part.

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Learn Radio: http://learnradioclub.com/go/learn-radio-com-au/

Add links to the guest/s websites/products:

Tubular Bells For Two (Aiden Roberts): http://www.tubularbellsfortwo.com/

Some would argue Brad Farmer has the best job in the world - he spends his life visiting, evaluating and writing about beaches. His website is the authoritative list of Australia’s best beaches, and he spoke to us about the latest list.

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0 – 1:42 minute mark - Luke and Susie introduction and commercial.

1:43 minute mark – guest Dr. Jenny Brockis talks about:

• Amazing capabilities of the brain.
• Keeping our brains healthy to stay off Alzheimer’s disease.
• Having fun and enjoying what you’re doing helps the brain function better.
• The importance of having avenues of connection and staying in touch with some people or a love one on a regular basis.
• Singing boosts mood, social connectedness, working memory and general cognition.

10:21 minute mark – commercial.

11:02 minute mark – guest “The Beach Guy” Brad Farmer, loving the job of researching and rating 11,000+ beaches in Australia.

12:58 minute mark – Difference of The Favorite Beach from the The Best Beach.

15:20 minute mark – A lot of beaches in Australia are being change by type of people that move in to them. – Brad Farmer

15:58 minute mark – Those really out of the box locations where you can take a stroll in an empty beach and bump into kangaroo, dolphin, quiet picnic on the beach just really simple down to earth experiences are the best beaches. – Brad Farmer

16:36 minute mark – People choose Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast as the best beaches but one of the two didn’t made it to Brad’s top 20…

17:00 minute mark – Bondi beach vs other beaches that you never heard of.

18:40 minute mark – Number seven in Brad’s list is Indian Ocean, The Dolly Beach (Christmas Island), far from the state.

19:50 minute mark – with a job of researching and rating beaches, where does Brad go or spend holidays?

20:50 minute mark – in economic terms, beach tourism is a number one (1) draw card for overseas tourist and it’s a $38 Billion economy, the more reason we have to preserve. – Brad Farmer

21:40 minute mark – incontestably, Australia has the best beaches in the world! – Brad Farmer

24:41 minute mark – Closing part.

Sponsor's link:

Learn Radio: http://learnradioclub.com/go/learn-radio-com-au/

Guest's link/s:

Brad Farmer: http://www.101bestbeaches.com/

Susie Burrell has a unique background, with 2 honours degrees in Nutrition & Dietetics and Psychology. Her expert knowledge in both areas allows her to provide practical, easy to understand advice on nutrition and wellbeing. In this episode, Susie gives us some helpful tips on starting a healthier new year and getting your kids to eat better.

Want more? Head to www.lukeandsusie.com

Susie Burrell has a unique background, with 2 honours degrees in Nutrition & Dietetics and Psychology. Her expert knowledge in both areas allows her to provide practical, easy to understand advice on nutrition and wellbeing. In this episode, Susie gives us some helpful tips on starting a healthier new year and getting your kids to eat better.

Want more? Head to www.lukeandsusie.com

We fell in love with Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett in 2003 when she stormed the Australian swimming championships, then the World Championships in Barcelona. Her career includes 24 gold, 9 silver and 8 bronze medals, and 2 retirements. But it hasn't always been smooth sailing for this sweetheart of the pool. As well as being a new mum, Libby is now an ambassador for BeyondBlue, and she shares her story with us in this episode.

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We fell in love with Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett in 2003 when she stormed the Australian swimming championships, then the World Championships in Barcelona. Her career includes 24 gold, 9 silver and 8 bronze medals, and 2 retirements. But it hasn't always been smooth sailing for this sweetheart of the pool. As well as being a new mum, Libby is now an ambassador for BeyondBlue, and she shares her story with us in this episode.

Want more? Head to www.lukeandsusie.com

For many, their first introduction to Fatai Veamatahau (aka Fatai or Fatai V) was on the first season of The Voice alongside Chris Sebastian and Karise Eden on Team Seal. She was signed to a major record label following her time on the show, but ultimately decided to go it alone as an independent artist. Since then, she’s sold out multiple headline tours across North America, Australia and New Zealand, and supported Guy Sebastian on his tour. Fatai opens up about how her faith guides her career and her creative process.

For more information, visit the episode page: http://lukeandsusie.com/portfolio-item/episode-247-fatai-v-talks-the-voice-international-success-and-how-her-faith-guides-her-career/

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0 – 0:42 minute mark – Commercial learnradio.com.au.

0:43 minute mark – guest Australian singer and The Voice season one semi-finalist Fatai V talks about where it all started, her singing career, coming from a family of musicians and the Christian life.

4:24 minute mark – The Voice experience.

5:36 minute mark – friend who also joined a reality TV show and won 2007 Australia’s Got Talent – Bonnie Anderson.

9:10 minute mark – God’s plan, moving to Sydney and the changes.

10:55 minute mark – Series of Unexpected Events, Fatai’s latest album.

12:56 minute mark – the choice, the journey.

16:27 minute mark – signing a contract with Universal then moving back home.

18:19 minute mark – a family of singers and a family of dancers too?

20:10 minute mark – The Tongan culture a significant part of Fatai’s life.

21:10 minute mark – Can you say in Tongan “Do you wanna build a snowman”? – Luke

23:38 minute mark – the last name!

24:20 minute mark – Fatai performs both covers and originals!

25:25 minute mark – “Love is my purpose on this earth” and some of Fatai’s favorite quotes to live by from the scriptures.

27:06 minute mark – leading worship and singing in harmony is Fatai’s favorite thing to do with family.

28:21 minute mark – Recent lowlights: brother in surgery and not being there for him, being homesick.

31:20 minute mark – Closing part.

Sponsor’s link/s:

Learn Radio: http://learnradioclub.com/go/learn-radio-com-au/

Guest’s link/s:

Fatai V: http://www.fataimusic.com/

For many, their first introduction to Fatai Veamatahau (aka Fatai or Fatai V) was on the first season of The Voice alongside Chris Sebastian and Karise Eden on Team Seal. She was signed to a major record label following her time on the show, but ultimately decided to go it alone as an independent artist. Since then, she’s sold out multiple headline tours across North America, Australia and New Zealand, and supported Guy Sebastian on his tour. Fatai opens up about how her faith guides her career and her creative process.

For more information, visit the episode page: http://lukeandsusie.com/portfolio-item/episode-247-fatai-v-talks-the-voice-international-success-and-how-her-faith-guides-her-career/

Timeline featuring the main topic change

0 – 0:42 minute mark – Commercial learnradio.com.au.

0:43 minute mark – guest Australian singer and The Voice season one semi-finalist Fatai V talks about where it all started, her singing career, coming from a family of musicians and the Christian life.

4:24 minute mark – The Voice experience.

5:36 minute mark – friend who also joined a reality TV show and won 2007 Australia’s Got Talent – Bonnie Anderson.

9:10 minute mark – God’s plan, moving to Sydney and the changes.

10:55 minute mark – Series of Unexpected Events, Fatai’s latest album.

12:56 minute mark – the choice, the journey.

16:27 minute mark – signing a contract with Universal then moving back home.

18:19 minute mark – a family of singers and a family of dancers too?

20:10 minute mark – The Tongan culture a significant part of Fatai’s life.

21:10 minute mark – Can you say in Tongan “Do you wanna build a snowman”? – Luke

23:38 minute mark – the last name!

24:20 minute mark – Fatai performs both covers and originals!

25:25 minute mark – “Love is my purpose on this earth” and some of Fatai’s favorite quotes to live by from the scriptures.

27:06 minute mark – leading worship and singing in harmony is Fatai’s favorite thing to do with family.

28:21 minute mark – Recent lowlights: brother in surgery and not being there for him, being homesick.

31:20 minute mark – Closing part.

Sponsor’s link/s:

Learn Radio: http://learnradioclub.com/go/learn-radio-com-au/

Guest’s link/s:

Fatai V: http://www.fataimusic.com/

Matthew Reilly is a worldwide best-selling author, but he wasn't always a hit. In his early days of writing, all major publishers rejected him, leading him to self-publish his book and sell them directly to book stores around Sydney. His book fell into the right hands and he's now sold more than 7 million novels.

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0 – 2:27 minute mark – Luke and Susie intro and commercial.

2:28 minute mark – Guest Broadcaster and Tech commentator Trent Geddes talks about the brand new translation tool from Panasonic built corporate environment.

6:41 minute mark – commercial.

7:11 minute mark – guest New York Time Best Selling Author and Australian action thriller writer Matthew Riley.

8:00 minute mark – Matthew owns a Delorian DMC-12 from Back to the Future and life-size statue of Han Solo from Star Wars.

9:30 minute mark – creating novels doesn’t cost you anything, you can go big with your imagination. – Matthew Reilly

10:27 minute mark – why Matthew’s books haven’t reached the movies.

12:23 minute mark – The Jack West Jr. series.

13:20 minute mark – it took Matthew seven (7) years to train five (5) warriors and four (4) kingdoms.

14:37 minute mark – Matthew’s getting a lot of readers’ feedback since the launch of social media.

16:03 minute mark – Bringing together Jack Wes Jr and The Scarecrow in a story?

17:08 minute mark – Contest, Matthew’s first book got rejected.

18:48 minute mark – The audience are more demanding these days and has higher standards that the next book has to keep up with the audience… The readers are my judge. – Matthew Reilley.

20:00 minute mark – the philosophy should be writing a book that you want to read!

21:00 minute mark – Always be authentic, don’t let other people do things for you and remember to have fun! – Matthew Reilley.

22:13 minute mark – watch out for Matthew’s latest book The Four Legendary Kingdoms.

22:40 minute mark – Closing part.

Sponsor’s link/s:

Learn Radio: http://learnradioclub.com/go/learn-radio-com-au/

Guest’s link/s:

Matthew Reilly: http://www.matthewreilly.com/